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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Whitechapel 1896
The annual report on the sanitary condition of the Whitechapel District, (with vital and other statistics), for the year 1896 (consisting of 53 weeks) being the thirteenth annual report
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| Situation of Premises. | Nature of Nuisance or Complaint. | Date of hearing of Summons. | Result. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5, Black Lion Yard | Walls and ceilings of house broken and dirty. Roof defective. Yard defectively paved | 1890. | Order to carry out necessary work within 28 days. | |
| Oct. | 27th | |||
| 7, Black Lion Yard | Walls and ceilings of house dirty. Yard defectively paved | ,, | 27th | ,, ,, ,, ,, |
| 1, Eele Street | Walls and ceilings of passage, staircase, ground floor, back room and first floor back room dirty | Nov. | 20th | Work done, summons withdrawn. |
| 3, Eele Street | Walls and ceiling first floor back room dirty | ,, | 26 th | ,, ,, |
| 4, Eele Street | Walls and ceilings ground floor back and first floor front rooms dirty | ,, | 26 th | ,, ,, |
| 5. Eele Street | Walls and ceiling ground floor front room dirty. W.C. pan defective. Rain water pipe defective | ,, | 26 th | ,, ,, |
| 6, Eele Street | Walls and ceiling ground floor front room dirty. Yard defectively paved | ,, | 20 th | ,, ,, |
| 8, Eele Street | Walls and ceilings of house dirty. Yard defectively paved | ,, | 26th | ,, ,, |
| 9, Eele Street | Walls and ceilings of house dirty | ,, | 26 th | ,, ,, |
| 67, Chicksand Street | No water for domestic use | ,, | 26th | ,, ,, |
| 35, Pelham Street | Floor of bakehouse broken and dirty | ,, | 26th | Order to carry out necessary work within 2 days. |
| 35, Pelham Street | House unfit for human habitation | ,, | 26th | Order to close forthwith. |
| 12, Bell Lane | Exposing fruit for sale unfit for food | Dec. | 2nd | Fined £1 and 2s. costs. |
| 83, Lambeth Street | Walls and ceiling of workshop dirty | ,, | 3rd | Work done. Summons withdrawn. |
| Tenter Buildings, St. Mark Street | Drainage defective. Walls and ceilings of passage and Nos. 1, 2 and 9, dirty. Pans of W.C.'s at Nos. 1 and 9, foul | ,, | 3rd | ,, ,, |
| 12a, Fieldgate Street | Workshop not properly ventilated. Pan of W.C. on first floor foul | ,, | 11th | ,, ,, |
| 12, Fieldgate Street | Workshop not properly ventilated | ,, | 11th | ,, ,, |
| 11, Duncan Street | W.C. in filthy and dilapidated condition | ,, | 11th | ,, ,, |
| 28, Hanbury Street | Walls and ceilings of workshops dirty. Workshops not properly ventilated | ,, | 17th | Order to carry out necessary work within 14 days. |
| 21, Fournier Street | Workshop not properly ventilated | ,, | 17th | Work done, summons withdrawn. |
| 22, Fieldgate Street | Workshop without proper sanitary conveniences | ,, | 18th | Fined £5 and 2s. costs. In default of distress 21 days' imprisonment. |
| Wentworth Street | Exposing fruit for sale unfit for food | ,, | 23rd | Dismissed with a caution. |
| Wentworth Street | ,, ,, ,, | ,, | 23rd | Dismissed with a caution, and to pay 2s. costs. |